Daniel was born and raised in Venezuela, where he experienced firsthand life under the Maduro regime. In 2016, Daniel was awarded a full-tuition scholarship and has since graduated from Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis. He serves on the outreach council of Bienvenido, a non-profit that is dedicated to conservatism within the Hispanic community. 

As an economics policy writer and activist, Daniel has been featured on CNN, Fox News, Fox Business, Economics 21, The National Interest and has met with President Trump upon invitation to the White House for an Oval Office forum on socialism.